Accommodation Survey: December 2009

For the December 2009 month:

• Total guest nights were 4 percent higher than in December 2008.
• International guest nights were 7 percent higher and domestic guest nights were 3 percent higher.
• All four accommodation types had higher guest nights, led by hotels.
• Eleven of the 12 regions had higher guest nights, led by Otago and Canterbury.

For the 2009 year:

• Total guest nights were 1 percent lower than the 2008 year.
• International guest nights were down 3 percent and domestic guest nights were down less than 1 percent.
• Three of the four accommodation types had fewer guest nights than in 2008, led by motels.
• Auckland and Bay of Plenty had the largest falls in guest nights for the year while Otago and Waikato were the only regions with higher guest nights.